For the past 100 years or so, I've fallen asleep on my left side. It's so cuddly and warm, my zen spot. The right side won't work, cuz my right nose ALWAYS plugs up and then I can't breath out of my one tiny nasal passage. Did I say ALWAYS? I mean it. There has never been an exception. I know, cuz I've had many, many insomniac hours to test this.
(side note, why is it Roger with his gigantic airway there the chain-saw snorer?)
Anyway, for the past, I don't know, 3 years or so, my left hip starts to ache after about a minute. The heart beat ache, you know, it kind of blossoms with every heart beat, till it's a darn gigantic fancy bouquet of pain. So that leaves me trying to fall asleep on my back, which is chilly, and has all that, I dunno, AIR above my face, but ok. Then after a couple of hours my lower back starts to ache, so I put the pillow under my knees. 1 hour-ish, then the varicose vein starts to throb. See where I'm going with this?
Melatonin, gaba, 5HTP, magnesium CALM drink? check
sound machine? check
ginger and ibuprofen? check
ear plugs? check
previous experience being addicted to ambien? check
breath-right strips? check - makes sores
fancy nostril holder opener? check, doesn't address the stuffy issue, cat ate it.
self-hypnosis sleep relaxation thing? check, it works! 4 to 5 freaking times a night! And then it doesn't.
give up diet coke? check
yoga and hip stretches? check
Got any ideas?
